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EP0897852A3 - A vehicle steering system - Google Patents

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EP0897852A3
EP0897852A3 EP98650053A EP98650053A EP0897852A3 EP 0897852 A3 EP0897852 A3 EP 0897852A3 EP 98650053 A EP98650053 A EP 98650053A EP 98650053 A EP98650053 A EP 98650053A EP 0897852 A3 EP0897852 A3 EP 0897852A3
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Prior art keywords
connector
steering system
vehicle steering
wheel
connectors
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French (fr)
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EP0897852A2 (en
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Eanna Pronsias Timoney
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D7/00—Steering linkage; Stub axles or their mountings
    • B62D7/16—Arrangement of linkage connections
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C11/00—Pivots; Pivotal connections
    • F16C11/04—Pivotal connections
    • F16C11/045—Pivotal connections with at least a pair of arms pivoting relatively to at least one other arm, all arms being mounted on one pin
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C7/00—Connecting-rods or like links pivoted at both ends; Construction of connecting-rod heads
    • F16C7/02—Constructions of connecting-rods with constant length
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C2326/00—Articles relating to transporting
    • F16C2326/20—Land vehicles
    • F16C2326/24—Steering systems, e.g. steering rods or columns
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T403/00—Joints and connections
    • Y10T403/32—Articulated members
    • Y10T403/32114—Articulated members including static joint
    • Y10T403/32213—Articulate joint is a swivel
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T403/00—Joints and connections
    • Y10T403/32—Articulated members
    • Y10T403/32606—Pivoted
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T74/00—Machine element or mechanism
    • Y10T74/18—Mechanical movements
    • Y10T74/18856—Oscillating to oscillating

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Transportation (AREA)
  • Steering-Linkage Mechanisms And Four-Wheel Steering (AREA)
  • Pivots And Pivotal Connections (AREA)

Abstract

A connector for a vehicle steering system for attachment between a steering link such as a track rod and a steering arm on a wheel to accommodate vertical movement and swivelling of the wheel in use. Such connectors are usually provided by ball joint connectors. In the present invention these ball joints are essentially replaced by a connector in which opposite ends of the connector are rotatable relative to each other using only single axis pivots.
EP98650053A 1997-08-15 1998-08-17 A vehicle steering system Withdrawn EP0897852A3 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
IE970611 1997-08-15
IE970611 1997-08-15

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EP0897852A2 EP0897852A2 (en) 1999-02-24
EP0897852A3 true EP0897852A3 (en) 2000-03-22

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US7398984B2 (en) * 2005-11-18 2008-07-15 Detroit Speed & Engineering, Inc. Vehicle suspension system incorporating swivel link assembly
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Citations (3)

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DE743633C (en) * 1942-08-13 1943-12-30 Adolf Roebig Joint for tie rods and control rods, especially on motor vehicles
GB741898A (en) * 1953-06-19 1955-12-14 Thompson Prod Inc Improvements in or relating to tie rod joints
EP0366894A2 (en) * 1988-10-29 1990-05-09 Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft Steering device for the steerable wheels of an axle of a vehicle

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CA2128453A1 (en) * 1993-07-22 1995-01-23 Garth B. Maughan Ball and socket joint assembly
US5484220A (en) * 1993-08-19 1996-01-16 Lewis Manufacturing Company Swivel connector
US5529421A (en) * 1993-10-22 1996-06-25 Dcd Design & Manufacturing Ltd. Harsh environment swivel
US5607248A (en) * 1994-12-30 1997-03-04 Condux International, Inc. Swivel apparatus
US5772350A (en) * 1995-12-08 1998-06-30 Ferguson; Robert C. Protected swivel

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE743633C (en) * 1942-08-13 1943-12-30 Adolf Roebig Joint for tie rods and control rods, especially on motor vehicles
GB741898A (en) * 1953-06-19 1955-12-14 Thompson Prod Inc Improvements in or relating to tie rod joints
EP0366894A2 (en) * 1988-10-29 1990-05-09 Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft Steering device for the steerable wheels of an axle of a vehicle

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